Michael Crabtree: The Dying Trend Of “Team Player” in The NFL

Okay, let's start off with an example. You are five years old.

Oh, the memories.

You're out with your best friends, playing your first year of organized baseball. Even though your mind only comprehends up to the speed of a children's television program, you still understand that a team is supposed to work together to win.

It's pounded in your head from birth, basically: If you want to win, you have to work together. As I recall, I don't remember my tee ball coaches saying "You know what Gage, you can go take a seat on the bench, you are pretty good and you've been good in the past so I think you've earned the right to not try."

Now, I know I'm not the smartest man, but I understand the "Team Aspect" theory that is brainwashing children from birth.

So ...

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